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T-Mobile revealed more changes to its calling plans this week when it announced that it would phase out its MyFaves option. The news comes two weeks after the carrier's introduction of new no-contract and unlimited service plans.
In a statement sent to Fierce Wireless, the carrier said its new Even More Plus plans replace MyFaves by offering unlimited calling to more people. In contrast, MyFaves offered unlimited calls to only five people.
The change only affects new customers, so current subscribers actively using MyFaves will still be able to access the service. Additionally, all customers can use the MyFaves interface on their phone for quick access to their favorite contacts.
T-Mobile introduced MyFaves in 2006 in response to Alltel's My Circle plan. Verizon Wireless and AT&T then followed with similar options.
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Actually, T-Mobile had MyFaves in development for a while. There was a leak early on and Alltell picket it up, rushing an inferior service out the door.
i think it was because Alltel ran on a CDMA network i believe whereas t-mobile runs on GSM
since verizon is also CDMA, it would be less of a hassle
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by blinkingbluelight
December 17, 2009 11:19 PM PST
- If you have myfaves hang on to it and sign up for Google Voice.
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(12 Comments)I'm paying $109 for Family Plan with 2 lines talk text web and that home phone service. I use my Google Voice number as one of my 5 MyFaves numbers so almost all calls in and out are routed to that number. So 80% of my calls are to and from the same phone number even though they really aren't.
For those not familiar, Google Voice is free and it gives you a new extra phone number. It routes incoming calls back to as many phone numbers as you would like (home phone and cell phone). It also converts voice messages to text messages.
My MyFaves plan has 800 minutes included. Last month I used 200 of 800 out of network minutes and 2500 in MyFaves.